Corel PaintShop Pro X6 User Guide

1 Contents Welcome to Corel PaintShop Pro X6 .. 1. What's in this user Guide ? .. 1. What's new in Corel PaintShop Pro X6 .. 2. Installing and uninstalling Corel programs .. 4. Starting and exiting the program.. 5. Membership .. 6. Updating the program .. 7. Corel Support Services.. 7. About Corel .. 8. The digital workflow .. 9. Learning how to use Corel PaintShop Pro .. 15. Documentation conventions .. 15. Using the Help system.. 16. Corel PaintShop Pro X6 User Guide PDF.. 17. Using the Learning Center palette .. 18. Learning with video tutorials .. 19. Using Web-based resources.. 20. Workspace tour .. 21. Exploring the workspaces.

2 21. Switching between workspaces .. 26. Choosing a workspace color .. 27. Using palettes .. 27. Using toolbars.. 30. Using tools .. 31. Getting started .. 37. Contents i Getting photos into Corel PaintShop Pro .. 37. Opening and closing images .. 38. Saving images.. 40. Deleting images .. 42. Reviewing, organizing, and finding photos .. 43. Setting up the Manage workspace .. 44. Browsing folders for photos .. 46. Finding images on your computer .. 49. Working with saved searches .. 50. Adding keyword tags to images .. 51. Viewing photos by tags.. 52. Using the calendar to find images .. 53. Finding people in your photos.

3 54. Adding location information .. 57. Working with thumbnails in the Manage workspace .. 63. Capturing and applying edits to multiple photos .. 68. Displaying and editing photo information .. 70. Using Quick Review to review photos .. 72. Working with trays .. 73. Working with camera RAW photos .. 75. Supported RAW file formats .. 75. Using the Camera RAW Lab .. 76. Converting RAW photos to another file format .. 78. Adjusting images .. 79. Rotating images .. 80. Cropping images.. 81. Straightening images .. 84. Correcting photographic perspective .. 86. Making basic photo corrections automatically .. 87. Removing digital noise.

4 90. ii Corel PaintShop Pro X6 User Guide Adjusting white balance .. 91. Adjusting brightness, contrast, and clarity .. 93. Controlling depth of field .. 95. Retouching and restoring images .. 97. Removing red-eye .. 97. Applying cosmetic changes .. 98. Removing scratches.. 103. Removing flaws and objects .. 106. Erasing image areas .. 108. Cutting out image areas .. 111. Recoloring image areas for a realistic effect .. 113. Adding borders .. 116. Scaling photos by using Smart Carver .. 118. Merging exposures and content .. 121. Understanding HDR .. 122. Taking photos for HDR processing.. 123. Combining photos by using HDR Exposure Merge.

5 124. Using Single RAW Photo to create an HDR effect .. 130. Merging batches of photos into HDR images.. 132. Combining photos with Photo Blend .. 134. Working with colors and materials .. 137. Using the Materials palette .. 137. Choosing colors by using the Color Picker .. 140. Choosing colors from an image or the desktop .. 143. Applying effects .. 145. Choosing effects .. 145. Applying Photo effects .. 150. Using Retro Lab.. 156. Applying a gradient with the Graduated Filter effect .. 158. Contents iii Creating vintage-style photos with the Time Machine .. 160. Applying film and filter effects to photos.. 161.

6 Adding picture frames to images.. 162. Using the Picture Tube tool .. 164. Warping images .. 166. Working with layers .. 169. Understanding layers .. 169. Using the Layers palette .. 172. Creating layers .. 174. Renaming layers .. 175. Viewing layers.. 176. Changing the order of layers in an image .. 176. Setting layer opacity .. 177. Working with selections .. 179. Creating selections .. 179. Modifying selections .. 186. Inverting and clearing selections .. 187. Working with text .. 189. Applying text .. 189. Formatting text .. 192. Sharing photos.. 193. E-mailing photos.. 193. Uploading photos to a sharing site.

7 195. Creating Share My Trip projects.. 198. Printing .. 201. Printing images .. 201. Index .. 205. iv Corel PaintShop Pro X6 User Guide Welcome to Corel PaintShop Pro X6. For people with a passion for photography, Corel PaintShop Pro is an easy-to-use, professionally powered, image-editing software that helps you achieve stunning photos and creative designs. This section presents the following topics: What's in this user Guide ? What's new in Corel PaintShop Pro X6. Installing and uninstalling Corel programs Starting and exiting the program Membership Updating the program Corel Support Services About Corel The availability of features depends on the version of the software you have.

8 What's in this user Guide ? This user Guide contains the information that you need to become familiar with the Corel PaintShop Pro workspaces and to get started with basic tasks and creative possibilities. It is designed to accompany the more comprehensive Help, which is available from within the program, as well as other learning resources. For more information Welcome to Corel PaintShop Pro X6 1. about additional learning resources, see Learning how to use Corel PaintShop Pro on page 15. What's new in Corel PaintShop Pro X6. Corel PaintShop Pro X6 is built to give you all the power of 64-bit performance in a cleaner, sleeker workspace that lets you focus on enjoying the creative journey.

9 Whether you're perfecting photos or creating designs with new tools or long-time favorites, you'll feel the performance and workflow difference. Working closely with our users was the key to creating what we hope is your favorite version so far. New! 64-bit performance Corel PaintShop Pro X6 provides you with the choice of 64-bit or 32- bit versions of the application. 64-bit lets you tap into the processing power and higher memory capacity of the latest computer systems. The result is better speed for many processes and better file handling when you work with larger image files or when you work with multiple image files.

10 Still have some favorite plug-ins or devices that are 32-bit? No problem, you always have the choice of installing the 32-bit version of the application--either on its own, or in addition to the 64-bit version. New! Cleaner, simpler workspaces Sometimes small changes make a big difference. With cleaner lines and colors and a simplified tool layout, we think you'll find the application even more welcoming. Not to worry about the powerful custom workspace options--you can still save your favorite Edit workspace layouts and custom toolbars so your workflow is seamless. For more information about the workspaces, see Exploring the workspaces on page 21.